Transporting apparatus.



i. l. R. HAALCK.

rRANsPoRnNG APPARATUS.

APPLICATONFLED SEPT-19,1917. 1,259,619. Patented Mar. 19, 1918.

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me/Moz J d. F- HHFALCK l. J. R. HAALCK.

TBANSPRTING APPARATUS.

.APPLICATION man sEPT.19. 1911.

Eatented Mar. 19, 1918.

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J. 1. R. HAALCK.

v TRANSPORTING APPARATUS. APPLICATION man SEPT. xs. 1911.

atented Mar. 19, 1918.

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J .d -K- HHHLCK J. I. R. HAALCK.

TRANSFORTING APPARATUS.

APPLlcATloN FILED $591.19. 19u.

Patented Mar. 19, 1918.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar., i9, 1915.

` Application filed September 19, 1917. Serial No. 192,151.

To all whom t may concern Beit known that L'JHANN JRGEN RIGH- Ain) Hannon, asubject of the German peror, residing at Salt-air, Salty Lake City, in the county of Salt Lake and State of Utah, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Transporting Apparatus, of which th Afollowing is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to transporting apparatus and Amore particularlyto an apparatus ior transporting vessels over dams.

lt is the primary object of the present invention to provide an apparatus forA the above purpose, ywhich is'capablc of transporting freight boats and othervessels over high and low dams in waterways which would otherwise be unnavigable.

The inventionalso has for another import-ant object to provide a towerconstruction at a suitable height above'the dam, a crane movable upon the tower, and carriages movable towardand from each other on the crane andcarrying means'whereby the vessel maybe elevated and suspended from the crane. Y F

It is one of the more particular objects of the invention to provide improved means for mounting and operating the relatively movable carriages.

The invention also has for an additional object the provision ofl improved'means -for mounting the cranev upon the tower'structure 'for traveling movement, stationary racks mounted upon` the tower, and means on the crane coperating with said racks to 'etect a yunitary movement of the crane and the relatively movable carriages.

It isa further generalobject of the invention to provide a relatively simple apparatus for the above purpose, which is strong and durable in its construction, comparatively inexpensive, and highly reliable in practical use. t t

lViith the above and other objects in view, my invention consists in the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter' more fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which, y

Figure 1 is a diagrammatic view illustrating a waterway having a plurality of dams in conjunction with yeach of which my improved transporting;apparatus is. employed;

Fig. 2 is anl e'nd elevation'showing alvessel being transported over a dam by means of the apparatus;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation; Fig. 4t is a top plan view;

Fig. 5 is a section taken on the line 5-5 of 'F ig. 4;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged end elevation illustrating the mounting of the traveling crane;

Fig. 7 is a detail horizontal sectiony showing the meansior controlling the movement of the crane;

Fig. 8 is a detail vertical section through the operators compartment; o

iig. 9 .is a detail plan view of the gearing for transmitting rotation to the carriage operating worms; f

Fig, 10 is a detail transverse section illustrating the manner or" mounting the carriagesfor movement upon the crane;

Fig. 1l is a section taken onv the line ll-fll of Fig. 10;

Fig. l2 is a detail fragmentary perspective view ofone of the rack bars upon which the crane travels.

Referring in detail to the drawing, 5 designates the vertical uprights of a tower or trestle structure, which are suitably anchored at their lower ends in concrete bases orother anchoring means in the bed of the river. These uprights are arranged in two parallel, longitudinal series suitably spaced apart, and to their upper ends the inwardly projecting, spaced, horizontal supports 6 are fixed and suitably braced from the uprights. These horizontal supports are arranged at the necessary elevation above the dam indicated at D, so that freight boats or other vessels ot predetermined dimensions may be transported over the dam. l

Upon the lower supports 6 of the trestle structure, spaced rails 7 are mounted and suitably secured, and above these rails, parallel-angle bars 8 are iixed to the upper series or" lateral supports 6. Upon the pairs of rails 7 a crane is rranged for longitudinal traveling movement, said crane including the longitudinal, parallel -beams 9, in the ends of which the transverse shafts l0 are suitably journaled. Upon vthe opposite ends of each of these shafts, wheels 11. are liXe'dto travel upon the track rails 7, and each of said wheels is formed with a central, annular flange l2 for engagement between the heads of the track rails and between the angle barsS. An operators compartment@ is"c entrally arranged between' thel beams 9 and suitably fixed thereto.

Additional transverse shafts 14 also extend through the opposite ends of this compartment and have track wheels 15 on their opposite ends to travel upon the rails 7. In this manner, it will be seen that the traveling crane is properly supported for longitudinal movement upon the trestle structure, and at the same time, securely retained against any transverse/shifting movement with respect thereto. The I-beams 9 are also connected at their ends inwardly of the shaft 10, by the trans` verse bars 16.

A carriage 17 is arranged upon each side of the operators compartment 13, and each of these carriages is provided with parallel axles having wheels 18 on their opposite ends to travel upon the rails 7. To the inner sides of the beams 9, longitudinally exvthreaded engagement in the bearingsleeves 24 fixed to each carriage.. One of these screws 1s operatively connected'wlth the carriage at each end thereof, and the longitu-V dinally alined worm screwsare rigidly connected to each other by a shaft 25 extending through the operators compartment 23. The outer ends of the screws are journaled and supported in suitable bearings 26 on the transverse bar 16. Each of the carriages 17 carries a drum 27, the purpose of which will be presently pointed out.

A motor 28 is arranged within the compartment 13 and receives its current from the trolley pole 29 mounted upon the top of said compartment and having the usualA wheel to travel upon a trolley wire which is charged from any suitable current generating source. The shaft of this motor is connected by a chain 30 to a shaft 31 mounted a in the upper portion of the compartment 13.

A gear 32 is loosely mounted upon said shaftl and meshes with the gear 33 on a parallel shaft 34. The gear 32 may be locked on the shaft 31 by a manually operable clutch member 35 keyed upon the shaft. A sprocket A wheel 36 is also loose on the shaft 31and is adapted to be locked to the shaft for rotation therewith by a second shiftable clutch member 37. The sprocket wheel 36 is connected by an endless chain 38 to a sprocket 39 fixed upon a shaft 40,v and the upper` stretch of this chain engages `a sprocket 41 fixed upon the shaft 34. The sprocket pinion 42 is arranged above and bears upon the ing engagement.

ends of a vessel.

Y upper stretch of said chain to hold the same endsV of this latter Vshaft 10, the cogV gears 46 Y are fixed to engage with the respective longitudinal rack bars 47 which are suitably secured to the lower series of lateralV supports 6 of the trestle structure. Thus, it will be apparent that when the gear 32 is loose on the shaft 31V and the gear 36'locked on the shaft by means of the clutch 37', rotation will be transmitted inl one direction through the chain 44 to the shaft 10, thus causing aA travel of the crane in the desired direction upon the supporting trestle. The movement of the crane may be reversed by throwing out the clutch 37 and locking the gear 32 on the shaft 31 through the medium of the clutch 35. Rotation will then be transmitted through the medium of the shaft 34 to the sprocket 41 engaging, the upper stretch of the chain 38,'and the direction of rotation of the shaft 10 reversed.` Y

Upon eachl of the shafts 25 connecting theV corresponding worms 23, a bevel gear 48 is secured,with which similar gears 49fon the ends of the transverse shaft 50 havemesh- This shaft I is driven through the medium of the chain 51 from a shaft 52 which, in turn, is driven by the chain 53 from the motor shaft. Y)Reversing gearing similar toy that just described, is provided, whereby the direction of rotationk of the shaft 5() may be reversed, and the rotation of the worms 23 reversed to move the carriages inwardly or outwardly, as de'- sired. It will be understood that the turns of the corresponding alined lworms 23 extend in relatively opposite directions.

A lifting cable 54 'extends over each of the drums 27 mounted in the carriages 17. These cables extend into the compartment 13'through the side walls thereof, and one cable is wound in one direction around the drum on the shaft 55 and the other cable is. wound in a relativelyV opposite direction around the drum of the shaft 56. To the ends of these drum shafts, gears 57 and 58 posite points .by an intermediate gear 59 fixed upon a shaft 60. This shaft is driven by an endless chain 61 from the shaft 62 which, in turn, is driven by the chain 63V from theshaft of the motor 28. Manually` controllable, reversing gearing, as previously referred to, is also provided for transmitting power to the shaft 60, whereby the rotation of the drum shafts may be reversed when desired. To the free ends of the cables 54, branchl cables 64 are connected, having terminal hooks or' other ysuitable. meansr whereby they Vmay r-be attach Yedito opposite 1n the operation of the above described form of the apparatus, when the vessel approaches the dam, the operator in the compartment 18 shifts the gearing to transmit rotation to the shaft 10 in the proper direction and thus move the crane to one end of the trestle or supporting structure and above the vessel. The shafts 55 and 56 are then operated to unwind the cables 5e from the respective drums so that the free ends of the cables will be lowered to the deck of the vessel. After these cables have been properly attached, the signal is given to the operator in the compartment 13 and the rotation of' the drums is reversed to wind the cables thereon, thus elevating the vessel from the water so that its entire weight will be supported by the traveling crane. 1t will, of course, be understood that suitable means is provided for locking the several operating gearings against operation. rlhe sliding carriages 17 are first actuated and suitably spaced from each other so that the ends of the cables 5e will extend downwardly above the opposite ends of the vessel. rhus, these cables may be properly positioned in accordance with the length of the particular vessel. After the'vessel'has been elevated in this manner to a suitable height, rotation is transmitted to the shaft 10 having the gears L16 thereon, in the proper direction so as to cause the crane to travel longitudinally and thus move the vessel to a position on the opposite side of the dam. The cable drums are then released so that the vessel will be again lowered into the water, when it may proceed upon its way. In this manner, it will be understood that freight vessels of various sizes may be easily and quickly lifted and transported over dams and the river thus rendered navigable for the facilitation of commerce.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction, manner of operation and several advantages of the described form of my apparatus will be clearly and fully understood. My improved transporting means for the vessels may be installed either in instances where the closed dam is used or where a dam of the lock type is employed, and the towers or superstructures may be built of various heights in accordance with the particular conditions or circumstances encountered in the erection of the apparatus. While 1 have indicated in the accompanying drawings a. particular type of dam and tower or trestle work construction, it will be understood that these illustrations are simply conventional, and the present invention is in no manner limited thereto. The construction of the traveling crane, as well as the specific means provided for the mounting of the same upon the superstructure, can likewise be considerably varied, and the form, construction and relative arrangement of the detail parts of the apparatus are also susceptible of considerable modification. l, therefore, reserve the privilege of adopting all such legitimate modifications therein as may be fairly embodied within the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus fully described my invention, what l. desire to claim and secure by Letters Patent is:

1. ln an apparatus of the character described, the combination with a supporting structure, of a crane mounted to travel thereon, manually controllable means for moving the crane upon the supporting structure, cable drums mounted upon the crane, means for actuating the same, a pair of slidingcarriages mounted on the crane, each carriage being provided with a cable supporting roller, and means for moving the carriages in unison toward or from each other upon the crane.

2. In an apparatus of the character described, the combination with a supporting structure, of a crane mounted to travel thereon and provided with a plurality of supporting trucks, racks fixed upon the supporting structure, a shaft mounted upon the crane, gears on the shaft meshing with the respective racks, operating means for said shaft including reversing gearing whereby the crane may be moved in either direction upon the support, cable drums mounted upon the crane and means for actuatingV the same, cable supporting carriages movably mounted upon the crane, and means for moving the carriages in unison toward or from each other.

3. rIlhe combination with a supporting structure, of a crane having a plurality of trucks, spaced pairs of upper and lower guides mounted upon the supporting structure between which the truck wheels are engaged, racks fixed to the supporting structure in parallel relation to the guides, gears on the crane meshing with the respective racks, manually controlled means for operating the gears to move the crane in either direction upon the supporting structure, and elevating means carried by the crane.

il. The combination with a supporting structure, of a crane mounted to travel thereon, manually controlled means for moving the Vcrane in either direction, carriages longitudinally movable upon the crane, elevating means carried by the crane including cables supported by the respective carriages, worms operatively `engaged with the carriages to move the same toward or from each other upon the crane, and manually controlled means for operating the worms.

5. The combination with a supporting structure, of a crane mounted to travel thereon, inamially controllable means for moving the crane in either direction, spaced carriages removably mounted upon the crane and each provided with truck Wheels, spaced pairs of guide rails fixed to the supporting structure upon which said truck Wheels are mounted, elevating means carried by the crane including cables supported by the respective carriages, and manually controllab'le means for moving the carriages in unison toward or from each other.

6. The combination with a traveling crane, or spaced carriages longitudinally movable upon the crane, elevating means carried by the crane including cables supported by` the respective carriages, and manually controllable means` operatively connected to the carriages to move the same in unison toward or from each other.

7. The combination With a traveling crane, of spaced carriages movably mounted upon the crane and each provided With truck Wheels, relatively vfixed pairs of upper and lower longitudinal guides between which the?v truck Wheels are enga-ged, "spaced Worms 25 8. rlhe combination With a traveling 0 crane, of guides fixed uponftheframe, spaced carriages each having means inovably en gaged inthe guides, elevating means including a cablersupported by tlierespective carriages, Worms operatively engaged with said carriages, and manually controllable means for operating said Worms to move the `carriages in unisontoivard or from each other.

In 'testimony whereof l hereunto ailiX my signature in the presence of tivo Witnesses.

JOHANN JRGEN RICHARD HAALCK. Witnessesz B. L. LIBERMAN, DANE WOLF.

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